MONTOYA v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

No. 1908.

544 P.2d 723 (1975)

88 N.M. 583

Luciano MONTOYA and Ephrain Garza, Individually, and as next of friend of Pete Montoya, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION and Galles Chevrolet, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Rehearing Granted December 4, 1975.

Certiorari Denied January 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Cronin and James I. Bartholomew, Hunter L. Geer and Thomas A. Handley, Albuquerque, for plaintiffs-appellants.

R.D. Mann, Bob F. Turner, Ralph D. Shamas, Atwood, Malone, Mann & Cooter, Roswell, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

LOPEZ, Judge.

The plaintiffs in this case, Luciano and Pete Montoya, were seriously injured when the car which Luciano Montoya was driving left the road and rolled over several times. They brought suit against the dealer, Galles Chevrolet, and the manufacturer, General Motors Corporation, under a theory of strict products liability. Galles Chevrolet successfully moved against General Motors for indemnification in the event the plaintiffs won a judgment...

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